e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 27 April – 03 May 2025 * ‘This is why Harry Dexter White of the US Treasury fought so hard at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference to have the 2 institutions headquartered in Washington.’ * After the shutting down of USAID and the […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka will see Vietnam venturing into its business landscape, as the latter’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup has been invited to explore investment opportunities in the island’s tourism and real estate sectors. The invitation was extended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a high-level business engagement held at Vingroup’s headquarters in […]

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 By Shiran Illanperuma courtesy People’s world An armed Sri Lankan soldier stands guard as a U.S. cargo plane carrying support troops and heavy vehicles lands at the Bandaranayake International Airport north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2005. At the time, the U.S. was deploying Marines to assist in a tsunami aid effort. Now, the U.S. is […]

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Courtesy The Daily Ausaf LONDON: The government authorities of the United Kingdom have planned to restrict visa applications of students who might claim asylum in Britain, according to reports. The asylum claimant students are mostly from Pakistan, Srilanka and Nigeria, according to reports The action follows last week’s local elections in England, when voters enraged over issues including illegal […]

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SEPAL – short clip

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